How-To Wednesday: Respond to Craigslist Ads

The job search as we know it is changing.  The Internet has rapidly become one of the fastest ways to search for jobs, research companies, and to find job leads.  In our workforce development workshops, we discuss many websites that are great resources for finding jobs.  One site that often comes up in our discussions is Craigslist.  Craigslist is a site that features local ads posted on everything from cars to apartments to jobs.  It is free to post on Craigslist which means that anyone, including scammers, can post to the site.  Emily and I always recommend being aware of scams, and to not respond to posts that have no job specifics or company details.  That being said, Craigslist is an amazing way to find job leads quickly.


This post is about using your email account to respond to Craigslist ads.  If you have any questions about this post please feel free to comment below!

First go to http://www.annarbor.craigslist.org.  It should look like this.

 

For the purpose of this tutorial we will be focusing in on the job section:

Find a job section that you like and click on it.  For the purpose of this tutorial I will click on the manufacturing section.  After I clicked on manufacturing this page came up:

Click on "continue to manufacturing postings" after you have read the Scam Alert:

 After you have clicked, your screen should look similar to this:

Next choose a job that interests you:

Next I located the "Reply to" section.  It looks like this:

Next I highlighted the address:

Then I copied the address.  Click on the Edit tab at the top of your web page browser:

Next, click on "Copy":

The email address of the employer posting the job is now saved to your computer.  Now all you have to do is "Paste" the address using the same method we used to "Copy" the address into the TO box of your email account.

As always if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them in the comment section on the blog, we'd love to hear from you.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Our community needs your help!  We are looking for energetic community members who want to interact with our clients in positive, life affirming ways for volunteer projects around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.

 
On February 26th, we will be hosting a volunteer day with Habitat For Humanity of Huron Valley.  Come meet our staff and our clients as we help shingle, build staircases, put in flooring, and completely reconstruct a home for a deserving local family.  No construction experience is needed for this amazing opportunity, but if you're not careful you may learn a new skill!

If you are interested in helping out please contact our Pro-Social Activities Coordinator, Amanda Harvanek at 734.327.9717.

Hitting the Pavement: The Job Leads List

The month of February is flying by!  Make your mark on the last two weeks by increasing the number of jobs you apply to, networking in the community, and attending free job club meetings.  The more you apply to businesses in the community the greater chance you have of getting a job.  Remember, finding a job is a full-time job!

For a listing of the jobs leads list for March 28, 2011 please click here or visit our employment links page.

Weekend Wrap Up

Drawing a blank when it comes to your job search?  Here are some ideas to get you moving in the right direction.  If you have found a particularly successful way to job search please feel free to share your comments!

Job Club Tonight

 

Mock Interviews are being held tonight at Job Club.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Volunteer Opportunity: Livingstones Community Farm

This event is open to community members and clients.  Lunch will be provided.

Please call Amanda Harvanek at 734.327.9717

How-To Wednesday: Save Downloaded Attachments

This post is the last of a series of posts about attachments.  In our other two posts, we have figured out how to download attachments and how to print the attachments we have downloaded.  In this post we will learn how to save a downloaded attachment to a flash drive or disk.

If you need a refresher about attachments be sure to click here and here.

When you have downloaded the attachment in Microsoft Word it should look like this:

Next, go to the File Menu:

Then click Save As:

This screen should pop up:

Next, locate your flash drive or disk and click on the icon:

A close up:

Click the Save button:

As always, leave a comment if you need help finding more computer classes, or if you have a suggestion for a tutorial that you would like to see on the blog!